CA2111379C - System and method for selecting optional inserts with optimal value in an inserting machine - Google Patents

System and method for selecting optional inserts with optimal value in an inserting machine Download PDF

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CA2111379C
CA2111379C CA002111379A CA2111379A CA2111379C CA 2111379 C CA2111379 C CA 2111379C CA 002111379 A CA002111379 A CA 002111379A CA 2111379 A CA2111379 A CA 2111379A CA 2111379 C CA2111379 C CA 2111379C
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Leon A. Pintsov
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Pitney Bowes Inc
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07C—POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING
    • B07C1/00—Measures preceding sorting according to destination
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • G06Q10/06—Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
    • G06Q10/063—Operations research, analysis or management
    • G06Q10/0637—Strategic management or analysis, e.g. setting a goal or target of an organisation; Planning actions based on goals; Analysis or evaluation of effectiveness of goals
    • G06Q10/06375—Prediction of business process outcome or impact based on a proposed change

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CA002111379A 1992-12-21 1993-12-14 System and method for selecting optional inserts with optimal value in an inserting machine Expired - Fee Related CA2111379C (en)

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US993,753 1992-12-21
US07/993,753 US5367450A (en) 1992-12-21 1992-12-21 System and method for selecting optional inserts with optimal value in an inserting machine

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CA2111379A1 CA2111379A1 (en) 1994-06-22
CA2111379C true CA2111379C (en) 2001-10-30

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EP (1) EP0607686B1 (de)
CA (1) CA2111379C (de)
DE (1) DE69314619T2 (de)

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DE69314619D1 (de) 1997-11-20
EP0607686A3 (de) 1995-02-15
EP0607686B1 (de) 1997-10-15
DE69314619T2 (de) 1998-03-05
CA2111379A1 (en) 1994-06-22
US5367450A (en) 1994-11-22
EP0607686A2 (de) 1994-07-27

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